As a television person and as a graduate of CBS as well, I totally agree with you and Dan. My mantra always was…..” you don’t get ideas sitting in an office”. What I hear of the things going on today, much of it turns my stomach. NBC covering some Olympic sports from Stamford, Ct, CBS doing some football games from their nyc control rooms, announcers arriving on site an hour b4 the event never having talked to a player in person, are all shortcuts that shows up in the final product. What a shame!
Love the idea of a film on the simple notion of observing. I mean how else do you really learn. Todo other wise takes the joy and wonder out of so many things. My vet has decided to only be in the office one day a week and do virtual visits four days.it was suggested that the animals were so much more comfortable at home then if necessary could make appointment to come in. (More$$$$) want to tell me how you listen to the heart over zoom (looking for new vet)
Thank you, Elliot, as a scientist I love this post. I appreciate you opening the wonders and thrills of science. Too many people consider science dull and boring - and I know when I get carried away I can be very boring. Part of this is because those who teach science don't really understand or like it. You don't need math to teach a love for chemistry to 8th graders. You can make it challenging, fun, and interesting - and the kids remember and learn to love it too.
Once, as a student teacher, in a high school chemistry class my assignment was to teach enthalpy. So with no explanation. I started sending students to a corner in the room, one by one. They started complaining when there were about 5 or 6 kids crowded in the corner, by the time it got to 10 or so they finally started breaking up complaining all the way to their desks. I said, guess what? You've just learned the principle of enthalpy. Atoms don't "like" being crowded together - when too many are massed they start breaking up. They also learned brownian motion all with no math.
We use math to prove what we've found and the equations are important, once you understand the subject.
Unfortunately Trump is too self absorbed to learn any abstract subject. So, with global warming and Covid viruses he lashed out against what he couldn't understand.
"We face a crisis of trust..." period. Learning to trust one's own eyes may be a start to reversing this 'crisis of trust,' aided by getting out and seeing for one's self what the community is doing. Talking with people, instead of listening to images on a screen. Thanks Elliot.
Observational learning to me nurtures a curious and inquisitive mindset. We learn to question, explore and seek understanding of the world around us. Thanks for the article Elliot and I look forward to the film. Hope you can get it into classrooms.
Face to face! There is nothing more satisfying and illuminating! It almost seems like a rarity nowadays. We are growing increasingly distant from each other.
Thanks Elliot! I love Dr P’s approach to learning and thinking… what a wonderful piece! We all need to be involved in solving our world’s challenges…. I love how he makes that happen. Thanks!
Great topic for a documentary! Presumably you're aware of the famous experiment with light, where the results are directly influenced by the observer? In this experiment, light can be either particles or rays, depending on the observer's initial bias.
Ha, David. Thank you so much. Sort of a hilarious typo when I reread it. Glad you found it and a bit surprised no one mentioned it earlier. Maybe most didn't make it to the end :). Tank you for reading.
What a wonderful interview with Manu Pradesh! He is so right - when we are curious, the world returns to it's magical self that we knew as children. I will enjoy following the progress of the film project. Thank you, Elliot Kirschner, for sharing all of this! When we step a little outside of ourselves, wonderful things can happen.
As a television person and as a graduate of CBS as well, I totally agree with you and Dan. My mantra always was…..” you don’t get ideas sitting in an office”. What I hear of the things going on today, much of it turns my stomach. NBC covering some Olympic sports from Stamford, Ct, CBS doing some football games from their nyc control rooms, announcers arriving on site an hour b4 the event never having talked to a player in person, are all shortcuts that shows up in the final product. What a shame!
Love the idea of a film on the simple notion of observing. I mean how else do you really learn. Todo other wise takes the joy and wonder out of so many things. My vet has decided to only be in the office one day a week and do virtual visits four days.it was suggested that the animals were so much more comfortable at home then if necessary could make appointment to come in. (More$$$$) want to tell me how you listen to the heart over zoom (looking for new vet)
Thank you, Elliot, as a scientist I love this post. I appreciate you opening the wonders and thrills of science. Too many people consider science dull and boring - and I know when I get carried away I can be very boring. Part of this is because those who teach science don't really understand or like it. You don't need math to teach a love for chemistry to 8th graders. You can make it challenging, fun, and interesting - and the kids remember and learn to love it too.
Once, as a student teacher, in a high school chemistry class my assignment was to teach enthalpy. So with no explanation. I started sending students to a corner in the room, one by one. They started complaining when there were about 5 or 6 kids crowded in the corner, by the time it got to 10 or so they finally started breaking up complaining all the way to their desks. I said, guess what? You've just learned the principle of enthalpy. Atoms don't "like" being crowded together - when too many are massed they start breaking up. They also learned brownian motion all with no math.
We use math to prove what we've found and the equations are important, once you understand the subject.
Unfortunately Trump is too self absorbed to learn any abstract subject. So, with global warming and Covid viruses he lashed out against what he couldn't understand.
"We face a crisis of trust..." period. Learning to trust one's own eyes may be a start to reversing this 'crisis of trust,' aided by getting out and seeing for one's self what the community is doing. Talking with people, instead of listening to images on a screen. Thanks Elliot.
I could listen to Dr. Prakash all day!
We can too. Thanks for listening.
Thank you so much for including that short film about Dr. Prakash. What a truly interesting man. I look forward to your film.
This is exciting and refreshing to find in my inbox! Thank you
Observational learning to me nurtures a curious and inquisitive mindset. We learn to question, explore and seek understanding of the world around us. Thanks for the article Elliot and I look forward to the film. Hope you can get it into classrooms.
Dr Prakash restores my faith in humanity! Thank you for sharing that. I’m excited to see your documentary.
Face to face! There is nothing more satisfying and illuminating! It almost seems like a rarity nowadays. We are growing increasingly distant from each other.
Thanks Elliot! I love Dr P’s approach to learning and thinking… what a wonderful piece! We all need to be involved in solving our world’s challenges…. I love how he makes that happen. Thanks!
Great topic for a documentary! Presumably you're aware of the famous experiment with light, where the results are directly influenced by the observer? In this experiment, light can be either particles or rays, depending on the observer's initial bias.
Not teething on the axis, but teetering
Ha, David. Thank you so much. Sort of a hilarious typo when I reread it. Glad you found it and a bit surprised no one mentioned it earlier. Maybe most didn't make it to the end :). Tank you for reading.
Or we read expecting what the next word is because of deep understanding of the content!
What a wonderful interview with Manu Pradesh! He is so right - when we are curious, the world returns to it's magical self that we knew as children. I will enjoy following the progress of the film project. Thank you, Elliot Kirschner, for sharing all of this! When we step a little outside of ourselves, wonderful things can happen.
Thank you! WoW!
Bravo, Elliot and company!